May is Mental Health Awareness Month

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Photo by Bewakoof.com Official on Unsplash Mental health is a term that includes conditions that affect a person’s thinking, feeling, mood or behavior. Conditions like depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder fall into the mental health category. But it doesn’t have to always have to be 

Finding Balance Through Self-Care Practices

Finding Balance Through Self-Care Practices

: Anthony Tran on Unsplash Your life is hectic. You may be a busy mom trying to juggle a full time job and life at home. You might be struggling to find time to hit the gym because work has you in very early and 

When Burnout and Stress Take Over: The Importance of Self-Care

When Burnout and Stress Take Over: The Importance of Self-Care

?: Nick Karvounis on Unsplash Self-care is simply practicing personal healthy habits that are crucial to how you function. Self-care practices can be different for everyone, but their benefits have been shown to help each individual with focus, mood, and stress relief. You have a 

Laughter Really is the Best Medicine

Laughter Really is the Best Medicine

Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash Laughter isn’t just a way to convey a feeling of being genuinely happy. Harvard Medical School’s website, Harvard Health Publishing, laughter may also benefit our brain and health, as well. Heart Health In 2010, neuroscientists began compiling evidence 

Could A Protein be to Blame for Anxiety and Diabetes?

Could A Protein be to Blame for Anxiety and Diabetes?

Photo by Tim Gouw on Unsplash A protein, FKBP51, has been associated with anxiety and diabetes, as it contributes to the regulation of the stress system. Diabetes Diabetes is a life-threatening disease that causes your blood sugar and triglycerides to become continuously and severely elevated. 

New Study: ALCAR Found Very Effective for Depression

New Study: ALCAR Found Very Effective for Depression

Photo by Kim Carpenter on Unsplash What is ALCAR? Acetyl L-Carnitine (ALCAR) is an absorbable form of the amino acid L-Carnitine, a naturally occurring amino acid that is synthesized in the liver and kidney. Like L-Carnitine, ALCAR produces energy in the mitochondria of the cell.